Ask and you shall receive. Florida Panther GM Dale Tallon promised players that if they wanted to be here and showed it, they would. If they didn't, Tallon would send them packing. Its far too earlier to tell what the ramifications are of moving your most talented offensive player. Albeit one who was highly criticized for work ethic and taking games “off”, but truth be told the Pant...

The closing of the 2009-2010 NHL season showed us that former Chicago Blackhawks General Manager, Dale Tallon, is more than capable of putting the right group of talent and players together through the draft, free agency and trades to build a Stanley Cup champion. Well, Dale, lets see that trick again. The 2010 NHL Entry Draft will allow Panther fans to see what Tallon can do to exhume this tea...

This off season for the Florida Panthers is going to be quite interesting, or busy at least. Ownership and GM Randy Sexton promised changes to the South Florida fan base prior to this season's trade deadline and thus started the first phase of a four phase process: the 2009-2010 trade deadline, 2010 NHL Entry Draft, free agency and 2010-2011 training camp.
The trade deadline saw the departure o...

Not enough. Plain and simple. The 2009-2010 Florida Panthers just didn't have enough to avoid a record tying 9th NHL season of not making the playoffs. The consistency was never there. Winning streaks were always bested by lengthy losing streaks. Injuries, especially those to this team's top talent, limited offensive production. Moves at the trade deadline left the defensive corps stripped. ...

Good Lord is Steven Stamkos good. Tampa Bay has themselves a superstar that they need to give a long term deal yesterday. As for the Florida Panthers, well, not too sure what this team has or will have come October. By dropping their final two games of the season (4-3 shoot out loss in Tampa on Saturday and the 3-1 loss tonight), Florida locked in the distinct honor of the 3rd worst record in t...

A first period Keith Ballard tally would be all the offense the Florida Panthers would need (or muster) in a 1-0 win against the Boston Bruins. In a must win game for Boston, Panthers goalie Scott Clemmensen would be the boon to the Panthers 4 game losing streak. After Monday's contest against the Nashville Predators (a 3-2 OT loss) and the melt down at the hands of the Buffalo Sabres Wednesda...

The Panthers fell just short last night in Ottawa, falling 3-2 to the Senators. That seems to be the common theme for this season: you can blame it on injuries, short comings of players on the roster, ineptitude on special teams, what have you, but this season has been one of heightened expectations (those may have been unwarranted) that haven't been fulfilled. And now star winger David Booth i...

Just as this team has done all season, the Florida Panthers continue to hover around the .500 mark, and go on a limited win streak after losing usually about the same amount of games. Last night's 4-1 victory over the Maple Leafs was Panther's goalie Scott Clemmensen's second consecutive start and win (Sunday night he was victorious over cross-state rival Tampa Bay). This game saw David Booth f...

3-0 lead heading into the third period. Almost a lock for 2 points in the standings. Instead Phoenix pulled the rug out form under this team and left Sunrise, FL with a 4-3 shoot out victory. I usually give a game recap but I'm not going to do that. The Panthers were leading 3-0 heading into final period and they found a way to lose. If this team was as creative with their play on the ice as ...

At the time, I think everyone knew that the Panthers were going to get screwed in another trade. Roberto Luongo and Lukas Krajicek and a 6th round draft pick sent to the Vancouver Canucks for Alex Auld, Todd Bertuzzi, and Bryan Allen. Heads all over the NHL and the rest of the sports world turned. Huh?? Did the Panthers just trade their “franchise goaltender” for a wash up, and unpr...

If the first period was an indication of how the night was going to be for the Florida Panthers, then most fans were preparing for a blow out. The San Jose Sharks came out with a feverish, spirited first 20 minutes that saw why the Shark offense is one of the most feared in the NHL. And to be quite frank the Sharks probably should have walked out of the first period with more than a two goal le...

Cory Stillman was tonights hero. Scoring the game tying goal for the Panthers in the third and the shootout winner, gave the veteran winger and his club their third straight victory. This game, however, was entirely more lopsided than the scoreboard read. The Panthers dominated. The best game of the year defensively. All four lines were skating hard and dictating play throughout the game, es...